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• / PAGE 2 SHERMAN COt'NTÏ JOURNAL, MOHO, OREGON o FRIDAY, MAY 1, 10M heater A 263 gal. fuel u n lQ d l Colllns & Co. Investment Stocks gues for $4750.00. Ivan Kirkelie of reach of the coyotes, divide it EROSION CAUSED B\ the p o ^ r of i 1 " NATIONAL RANK 1 Kinds. tin Moro, Oregon q 26tfn iiMn on the knolls or hills. Into quarters and peddle it around RUSHING WATERS the subsoil Published Every Friday at to the neighbors without losing The result Is subsoil farming, ENLARGING QUARTERS NEED AN ALLPURi’OSE CAR? WANTED: Reliable man with car Moro, Oregon time in the field. Come fall he and Most of the soil Is transported which is trying to grow profitable Extensive remodeling of The Then see the Wlllys Station part or full time, to, call on far- Giles L French ___ ____ Editor others klHed, cleaned branch of — the -------------------- United States Wagon on display a t W IL L IS , and butcher- . by the overland flow of - water, -------- crops on near sterile subsoil. It Dalles ------ ----- - ....... — mers in Sherman county. $15 ed enough hogs to keep ham and Water can at times carry over is very hard to t|ak e productive National bank will begin shortly MOTOR CO. All-steel body, over to $20 in a day. No experience gnttTMl aa aecund e la u mat U r at on the table the year it8 weight in soil. The size of the as it requires the application of afler the first of May, E. C Sam- drive, plenty of carrying capacity FoHtomca at M«ro, Or.-iron, under Act bacon or capital required. Write today. carried by organic m atter and fertilizer by mons, president, announced. This mean;J safety, economy and prac »f (\>nifrtw of March 8, 1 8 7 S . _________ around. I he old fashioned farm- particle that can be Me NESS CO., Dept. B, 2423 pace tjcaj transportation. Also New O FH C IA ~ COUNTY PAPER er could do a lot of things. He had water Is increased by 64 times as the tons and may take a long project is planned to keep Magnolia St., Oakland 7, Cal.26-7 t0- tbe velocity is doubled. The size period of time. with the continual industrial de- Eour wheel Drive JEEPS. PICK- N A T IO N A L U H I T I O R I A l Modern farmers are better at of the potential load is varied RH1 or rivulet erosion is a min- velopment of this community, he n p o and STATION WAGONS, adjusting diesel engine fuel in- with the fifth power of the velo- or form of gully erosion as It Is explained. Contact WILLIS MOTOR for Wll- N O TR E OF PIN A L HEARING Notice is hereby given that the take. But they are. also a little city, More tnan than 5,000 Vny, so by doubling aouoiing the m e velocity velocity ^ e gullies w whose u u ac v channels n a n n eia c can a n be More O.UOO square square feet leet |v-nv«»planri «tales Service Parts touchy when accused of Ignorance would increase the carrying ca- erased and crossed by cultiva- will be added, almost doubling the H A “ in« West Columbia undersigned has filed In the Coun- A C I I V I M I m » t « alxjut the time honored knowledge paclty by 32 times. To double tlon. It is important that this ero- present space. The building at the Acc<M«wries. w . i ty Court of the Stale of Oregon SUBSCRIPTION RATES of old time farmers. the velocity the slope would have 8l°n L controled to prevent the rear of the present branch quar- v £ ¿a-tfc ^ur Sherman County his I*Inal 23-tfc. ugpypj and Account as Adminis- I he advertisement Indicates the to Increase four times, therefore channels from growing into true ters will be converted Into bank- UM II Lit *2.1* We’ll ship trator, with the will annexed, of reason neither farmers nor others jt js important that we control gullies, which really cut away the ing space. The front wall of the FRIED CHICKEN! live fryers (3 lbs and over) the estate of Bismark Scholl, De- do their own butchering. Some the slope and velocity wherever crop land ruining the same for 56 x 100’ area will be torn down MAY 1, IBM 38c per lb. F.O.B. Ship in mul- ceased, and that Saturday, May one else has become a specialist possible where we do have over further cultivation. and replaced with a wall faced tlples of 20. Ph. 4-4618 or write 23> 1953, at ten o’clock A. M. of at It and they never slit a hide iand flow. Gully erosion is the most obvi- with Bedford limestone to match < LEAN UP H art’s Hatchery, Beaverton, sajd day< at the County Courtroom ous type as It is the easiest to see the present exterior. The committee that arranged nor waste a single thing. Maybe Oregon. 24-9c ¡n the Courthouse, at Moro, Ore- the clean-up day fur Moro was a the fact that It’s a messy job has Overland flow results in three and it stands out like a sore The new section will house the tyjies of erosion, sheet, rill, and thumb. As mentioned above these main banking facilites. Tellers CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING — gon, has been fixed by the Court little hesitant, or perhaps dlplo- something to <lo with it. Meat cutting, wrapping, sharp as the time and place for hearing matic, about saying right out in So we have become a nation of gully. Sheet erosion is the form channels must be corrected when windows, officers quarters and freeze. C & C Food Store, of objections to said Final Report bold words just where it hoped to specialists who hire each other hard to recognize as you cannot they are comparatively small, bookkeeping department w i l l 47tfn and Account and the settlement of make the most changes in the ap- to do things for us for pay. Yet, see it in action and there are no This form is also the fastest form move into the new part. The safe Grass Valley, Oregon. pearance of the town. when the time comes that the pro- apparent signs until it is too late, of soil erosion at is can take a deposit section and vaults will FOR SALE: Cedar Posts 30c per. said estate- Updegraff Beinu neither hesitant nor dip- 8rea»er than the waste it It is also the hardest type to cor- piece of crop land out in the remain where they are now locat- Amos R. Robinson, Wemme, 24-7C lomatlc we see no reason why we wUl l)e tlme to learn the old arts rect and contro1- The erosion Is course of one storm or in one ed. Oregon. 2 6 -8 p ___________________ sh o u ld n o t sav where the crews of self support again and again the thin sheets of top soil mov- spring runoff season. Many thou- 4 bedroom house, x o. 1271 could work to make a great diff- tx>cOmc h°8 butcher, horse shoer, ing down hill accelerated by small sands of acres are ruined each Mr. and Mrs. Hal Shelton FOR SALE: erence in the looks of the city. mechanic, fruit canner, gardener, amounts of overland flow and by year by active gully erosion. and Mrs. Henderson of Hood Riv 3 lots, garage, 40’ x 20’ shop; n o t ic e OF SALE electric heater & range, oil IN THE COUNTY COURT OF First the crews might well re- (lairyman- er visited Sunday with Mr. and TUB STA TE OF OREGON Mrs. Ed .McKee. move any au.plua machinery In- We.ye used up a of (hls LEGAL NOTICES FOR THE COUNTY OF HOOD Mr. and Mrs. Tom Jacobsen and M o rtg a g e Loc is to M e e t Y o u r in d iv id u a l needs dud‘ng,.d"“ C," , ‘".‘...... J ’ . brand new year already and still RIVER. family had Sunday dinner with , OF SCHOOL BUM antes discarded automobiles from haven’t settled the problems of their son in law and daughter, Mr T1ON in the RURAL SCHOOL IN THE MATTER OF THE the stgltt;o f residents and passers- ATTRACTIVE TERMS and Mrs. Don Thompson of Moro. ÜISTR¿ Í ? ° í GUARDIANSHIP of. COR by A pile o( Junk along side any eyen cou fMl n()( TY, OREGON, upon QUESTION PROMPT SERVICE REAN STRANAHAN, business house adds nothing to of INCREASING TAX LEVY An incompetent. the desire to patronize that firm. a" of our own over Amount lJm lted by Section NOTICE is hereby given that WANT ADS Junk is too reminiscent of error. 11, Article XI, State Constitution by virtue of an Order made in the Not all the abandoned cars are on Moro Ixxlge No. 113 I.O.O.F. Notice is hereby given that an ¿OUNTY COURT OF THE AVAILABLE—the best one man Main street or even near it but Meets 1st and 3rd A w estern c o m p an y serving w estet n a g ric u ltu re business in the U. S. Nationally election will be held Monday, STATE ______ OF OREGON _______ FOR ______ _ THE wherever they are clean-up day Is haiJ8* Trensien? and advertised. 1000 family route. May 18, 1953, by the Rural School COUNTY OF HOOD RIVER on HOME OFFICE a good time to get such trash off brother8 are 85 year old established reputa- District of Sherman Cbunty, Ore- April 7, 1953, in the matter of the MI2 H. w . Washington Portland. Oregon the streets and alleys. cordially Invited tlon. For full information, write gon, in all component school dis- Guardianship of CORREAN Phone AT 4331 The block back of the hotel and John E peMoss, N.G The J. R. Watkins Co., 137 Dex- tricts of said Rural School Dis- STRANAHAN, ' an incompetent, implement house has been pretty Leo Watkins, Secretary ter Ave., Seattle 9, Vtesh. 24-9c tri£t. the undersigned as Guardian of well cleaned up recently and the AT STUD: KASSAD, Pure Bred rhe election will begin at 2:00 the estate of said ward will sen at Improvement is so marked that Bethlehem Chapter No. 78. O.K.S Arabian No. 3091. Chestnut P- and t»e held in the school private sale for cash or upon such the same sort of treatment might Meets every second and sorrel, flaxen mane and leiil, bouse in each of said component terms as may be approved by this well lie accorded other broken and fourth Thursday in each B. C. “Barney” BAUMGARTNER . ... ... . . districts. Ihe purpose of the elec- Court, and such terms being not useless buildings about streets month; visiting members very best of blood lines on both tlon is to submit to the legal vot- leae than twenty-five (25%) per and alleys. invited. Moro, Oregon sides. I bn Roden strain. Fee $25 ers of the rural school district cent down on a/ d after thp ,V.h Trees and shrubs could be trim to approved mares, return pri- the question of increasing the tax a ™ °May at Mary O. Coons, W.M. Announces purchase of the Baker Insurance Agency med and this includes those in the vilege during breeding season, levy for the fiscal year beginning of Bake^ and p L ^ r in Gwen Ross, Secretary corner lot belonging to the c i t y , __ at Grass Valley. Everyone having policies written Phine R t “• The uU 2,y 1' T ’. r 1? ? ' T ° U? ‘ ‘S ' n iver, ?"all interest some of those in the park and all |,upine Rebekah Ixxlge No. 116 Phone 6481. 24-34c Red by Section 11, Article XI, ward ln the following described through the Baker Agency is invited to refer any of those on the well lots near the Meets 2nd and 4th WE USUALLY OWN and offer of the Constitution, real property In Sherman County, railroad tracks. We do hope the Tuesdays of each claims or other matters to him. for sale at prevailing mark- The reasons for increasing such Oregon. ambition doesn’t Include the cut- month. Visiting et prices, the ownership stock levy are: The Rural School Dis- He will continue to write Fire, Hail, Automobile, Tract 1: A parcel of land ly ting of all the sage, which, with members welcome shares of Meier & Frank Co., tr ict base is too low to permit the ing in the Southwest quarter is a botanical mark of our Mollie Mclzachlan logust, Liability, and many other types of General Insur Pacific Power & Light, Consoli- raising of sufficient funds for op- NO. of the Southeast quarter (SW- county. dated F r’ghtways, Arden Farms, erating the schools. 1-4SE1-4) of Section 31, Town ance. He solicits an opportunity to serve you. Washing the streets, white-wa . lelen Martin, Sec. and numerous others. Free an- The amount of tax, In excess of ship 3 North, Range 17 East, shing the trees, taking away that alysls furnished. Income yields six P^r cent limitation pro- No. 1Z1 A.F. A A.M W.M., and the Northwest quar which is outgrown, useless and Eureka Lodge up to 7 percent, payable quar- P°se<i to be levied by the rural Meets on the 1st and ter of the Northeast quarter dilapidated is usual procedure. Baumgartner Insurance Agency terly. Taxwise advantages af- school district of Sherman County, 3rd Thursday evenings (NW1-4NE1-4) of Section 6, We hope the looks of the town is forded. Oregon, for the fiscal year begin- each month. Visiting Township 2 North, Range 17 such that even those experienced members cordially in Grass Valley, Oregon Write or call JOSEPH W. nlnB July 1, 1953, Is $169,795.46. East, W.M., Sherman County, hands at housecleaning, the wom vlted to meet with us DODD, TYGH VALLEY, ORE. Dated ^ i s 21 day of April, 1953. Oregon. The said parcel being en, praise the efforts. Robert Belshe, W. M. Wily W. Knlghten Eastern Oregon Mgr. Wm. J. ATTEST: described as follows: H. B. Pinkerton, Secretary Secretary, Rural School Board Beginning at the Southeast C. O. Burnet OFF-SHORE OIL corner of Lot 5, Block 7, Town Chairman, Rural School Board of Rufus Sherman County, Ore • Tho debate about who is the 24-27C gon, said point also being ap owner of the oil that has been and proximately 30 feet North and NOTICE OF DISTRICT ROAD may be found along tbe shores 1100 feet East of the North MEFTTING, DISTRICT NO. 1, of the United States goes merrily quarter corner of Section 6, SHERMAN COUNTY, OREGON on in the senate without much Township 2 North, Range 17 NOTICE Is hereby given that interest on the part of the sena East, W.M.,; thence South 88 in pursance of a petition duly tors or the public. It appears that Deg. 34’ West along the South signed by the required number of the question was decided last fall. boundary of said town of Rufus freeholders and bona-fide resi Very probably the question Is a distance of 429.93 feet to a dents of Road District No. 1, another extension of the old one point on the Easterly right of Sherman County, Oregon, and pre about states’ rights which, you way line of the Scott Canyon sented to the County Court of remember, the south went to war Road, said point being 40 feet Sherman County, Oregon, a dis to uphold, the Democratic party distant from (when measured CONDENSED trict road meeting of the legal cast aside and the Republicans at right angles to) the relocated voters of said Road District No. 1 adopted. It has been all around. center line of said Scott Can will be held in the circuit court If we think that this country is yon Road at Engineer’s Station room of the courthouse in zMoro, too big to be governed from one 6 x 67.57; thence Southerly and Oregon, on Monday, May 11, 1953, central state house; If we think APRIL 2 0 , 1953 Easterly along said right of at the hour of 2:00 P. M., for the that local problems can be better way line as follows: On a spiral purpose of voting an additional settled at home; if we think that * * curve to the left (the long tax not to exceed 10 mills on the government should be kept as chord of which bears South 10 dollar on all taxable property in small as possible we are probably Deg. 50’ East 263.16 feet) a dis said road district, the fund to be states’ rlghters, whatever our tance of 265.37 feet, on a 318.10 raised by such additional tax to political leanings may be—or foot radius curve left (the long be expended under the supervi whatever party Is presently es chord of which bears South 55 sion of the County Court upon pousing states’ rights at the mo Deg. 30’ East 303.24 feet) a dis the roads within said road dis ment. : - y r - - tance of 316.09 feet and on a trict within one year from the The question of states’ rights spiral curve left (the long collection of said tax. and the above problems Involved • ’ RESOURCES chord of which bears North 86 This notice is given in pursu ln It are so much more important Deg. 11’ East 130.63 feet) a dis ance of an order of the County than ownership of the oil Involv Cash on Hand and Due from Banka ....................................................... $ 137,521,363.07 tance of 131.16 feet to a point Court for Sherman County, Ore ed that the oil seems petty. ln United States Government Bonds.............................................................. 217,174,864.52 which is 40 feet distant from gon, duly made and entered on any case some American govern Municipal and Other B ond s....................................................................... 59,043,455.67 April 1, 1953. (when measured at right ang ment Is going to win the oil, some Ixmna and Discounts N e t.......................................................................... 236.208,485.42 les to) said center line at En Dated this 22nd day of April, American company is going to Stock in Federal Reserve Bank........................... 900,000.00 1953. gineer’s Station 14x50; thence drill for it. Take the matter of tax Bank Premises (Including Branches)........................................................ 7,279,502.75 leaving said right of way line C. A. Tom es out of It and there Isn’t much Customers’ Liability on Acceptances........................................................ 751,598.94 and running North a distance County Judge left. Interest Earned.............................................................................................. 1,910,081.86 of 432.29 feet to the point of An attempt Is lielng made to 25-27C Other Resources............................................................................................. 264,317.70 beginning. use the Income from the oil for BOARD OF EQUALIZATION The parcel of land to which $ ~ 6 6 1,053,669.93 education. That is an attempt to Meeting of the Board of Equali this description applies con brllx» the two-thlrds of the states zation for Sherman County. tains 3.72 acres. that have no shore to have off LIABILITIES To the taxpayers of Sherman Tract 2: Beginning at a point shore oil from. It would also in County, Oregon. that Is South 1 Deg. 26’ East volve federal control of a sort over Capital............................................................................ $ 14,000,000.00 Notice is hereby given that the 50.0 feet from the southeast education and that Isn’t a good Surplus............................................................................ 16,000,000.00 Board x>f Equalization for Sher corner of Block 20 ln Rufus, Idea at any price. Undivided Profits ....................................................... 16,011,638.60 man County, Oregon, will attend Oregon; thence running south Generally the debate Is tietween ---------------------- | 45.011? at the County Court Room of the 87 Deg. 22’ West 171.60 feet; the socialists who believe In a Reserves for Interest, Taxes, etc.................................................................. 3,591,956.75 Sherman County Court House, thence South 0 Deg. 13’ East strong central government (as did Acceptances.................................................................................................... 769,144.43 Moro, State of Oregon, on the 221.40 feet; thence South 8S Alexander Hamilton) and the 11»»- Dividends Declared....................................................................................... 420,000.00 second Monday of May, or May Deg. 41’ East 169.0 feet, to the erals who believe ln states' rights Deposits........................................................................................................... 607,710,901.16 11, 1953, and publicly examine Westerly right of way line of (as did Thomas Jefferson). Pre Interest Collected Not Earned................................................................... 3,091,950.66 the assessment rolls, correct all the County Road; thence trac sent parties have nothing to do Other Liabilities............................................................................................. 458,078.44 errors In valuation, description ing the county road westerly with it. Ideas are above parties, or qualities of lands, lots or oth right of way line in a northerly , $ 661,053,669.93 longer lasting, more consistent. er property assessed by such ass direction 229.0 feet, more or It looks now as If the lll>erals. essor; and it shall be the duty of less, to a point that is North . Thit »tatf merit include» 41 bmnehet in Orrgnn the states’ rlghters, will win, and persons interested to appear at 87 Deg. 22’ East 4.50 feet; if they win a major victory— H ead O rn es; PORTLAND, OREGON the ^im e and place appointed. thence South 87 Deg. 22’ West which this may not be—it will be Each petition or application for 4.50 feet to a point of begin the first one over the socialists the reduction of a particular ass ning; said parcel being in the for a long time. essment shall be made In writing Northwest quarter of the»Nor- verified by the oath of the appli- theast quarter (NW1-4NE1-4) cant or his attorney, and shall be OLII ARTH of Section 6, Township 2 North, filed with the board within the Range 17 E.W.M. in Sherman An advertisement running first week it is by law required l ounty, State of Oregon, con rently asks If a man wouW to be in session; and any petition taining 0.92 acres, more or less. make money by buying a whole or application not so made, vc™ The property will be sold in hog. And, of course, goes on to fled and filed shall not be con- separate parcels. show that It would l»e impractical sidered or acted upon by the Dated and first published April and lm<M»sslble for an ordinary board. Each such petition or ap- 10, 1953. Individual to use all the hog that plication shall state thereon the _ L. M. BALDWIN Is utilized by the packers who do address to which notice of the ac- © Guardian OIRICT BRANCH OR that sort of work for a living. i y n of the BS#d of Equalization Baker & Parker It reminds us that a few years THI UNITIO STATIS NATIONAL BANK OF FORTLANO M all be sen t Attorneys for Guardian. Post of P O R T L A N D , OREGON ago every farmer was his own CLAIR L BALZBR office address; Pythian Build- butcher and able to skin a »»ecf, D t p c i i l Intw ronc« C o r p o r a tio n Sherman County Assessor ing, Hood River. Oregon hang It up In the corral gate out 25-7C 2326 Sljerm an (L’uunhj .Inum ai 3^1 c 5 t ,3 n y*** S ta n d a rd In su r a n c e Co. 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